Toy



April 1945- E. A. 'HORNBERGER 2,373,957 V TOY Filed Oct. 25, 1944 2 sheets-sheen 4 :3 Iurcntor [065/75 4. HOQNBERGEQ WWW April 7, 1945. E. A. HORNBERGER 2,373,957

TOY

Filed Oct. 25, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lr-i N k v II "I 4 v 7 I- 'II I H P b T I q- Q Q @Q s I u ven tor fUGE/YE A. HOQNBEQGE/Q Patented Apr. 17, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE TOY Eugene A. Hornberger, North Berger, N. J. I

Application October 23, 1944, Serial No. 559,944

2 Claims.

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and the accompanying illustrated drawings in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of my device,

Figure 2 is an end view, looking from the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a top plan view of toy air rocket,

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device shown with an operating spring contracted,

Figure 5 is an end view of Figure 4,

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the device,

Figure 7 is a detail elevational view of a projected device, and

Figure 8 is a section on line 88 of Figure 5.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the following speciflcation'and in the drawings in which Ill indicates my toy, which consists of a longitudinal cylinder ll provided with a slot in the top throughout its length and indicated at l2. The end of said cylinder is closed by plug I 3, having secured to its inner' surface ,a resilient cushion l4. Screw threaded on its opposite' end is a cap l5, having a central aperture l5, through which a red I! is slidable, fixed on the inner end of the rod [1 is a disk l8, having age the tongue [9 and be held in .place thereon temporarily. 29 is a handle by which the device may be held while being operated. Y

In operation the member 24 is attached to ii member [9 and the rod l1 drawn outwardly in order to compress the spring 20 and upon release of the handle 22 said spring will drive the members l8 and I9 forward with considerable force until stopped by the cushion [4, the impact-0f which will overcome the tension of the slip 28 and the member 24 will be driven into the air.

The body 24 of the air rocket may be coated with a luminous paint, if desired, in which case its flight will be discernible in the dark.

It is thought that persons skilled inthe art of which this invention relates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the invention after considerin the description in connection with the drawings. Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary.

25 I claim:

1. A device as described consisting of a cylinder split fromend'to end, caps on the ends of the cylinder, a spring in the cylinder, a plunger for contracting thespring, a disk on one end of the spring having a tongue extending through the split and a glider detachably connected to' the said tongue.

2. A device as described consisting of a cylinder split from endto end, caps on the ends of the cylinder, a spring in the cylinder, a plunger 'for contractingthe spring, a disk on one end of the spring having a tongue extending through the split and a glider detachably connected to the said tongue, and a cushion attached to the forward cap, said plunger projecting through an opening in the rear stop.

' EUGENE A. HORN BERGER. 

